The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-29
Weekly News Summary.


night verdict of guilty was found against
Flint, on trial for burglary in Hancock
JOHN SUGLAND, the negro suspected OF
the murder of Helen A. Burt at Brattleboro,
committed suicide by hanging in his cell
The surviving members of the Fourteenth
Vermont Volunteers will hold their first
reunion at Fair Haven on the coming
Fourth of July
BARRows BROTHERS of Burlington will
have an opera-house on the ground floor of
their new block on the site of the old Jail
property in that city
The newly-elected officers of the Barlow
Grays, st. Adams, are: Captain, John
White; first lieutenant j. G. Hoyt; second
lieutenant, A. III. Austin
THE graduation exercises of the State
Normal School at johnson took place Thurs
day. This was the forty-first class that has
graduated from this institution, and num-
bered twelve.
THE Congregational church and society of
Windsor have extended call to Rev S. S.
Martyr of Peacham to be their pastor for
six years. He has accepted and has lust
begun his duties.
THE steam saw-mill in South Lincoln, be-
longing to Heath Brothers of Warren, was
burned Thursday night. The cause is un-
known. The property was worth $4,000 or
more; insured for $500.
ELIZABETH GALLAGHER of Rutland. while
Fastening to catch harbor steamer at
Providence, r. l., on Sunday tripped, frac-
turing her skull on an iron window grating,
and was killed instantly.
WHILE the agent of the Bennington &
Rutland road at Wallingford was at dinner
Saturday the Office door of the station was
forced open, the money-drawer broken into
and between S45 and $50 in cash stolen.
The graduating exercises of the Burling-
ton high school occurred Thursday, nearly
1000 persons being present. The class of
'S7 numbers %, the graduates residing in
nine different towns outside of Burlington.
A CLASS has been formed at Brattleboro
in the Loisettian system of physiological
memory, with eleven scholars, including
clergymen, teachers and pupils in the high
school, who are to be taught by correspond
ence.
A YOUNG man by the name Of Angel,
about sixteen years Old while boating on
the factory pond at Gaysville, Thursday
afternoon, found the current too strong for
him and was carried over the dam and
drowned,
GOVERNOR ORMsBEE has issued an order
for the annual muster of the state militia,
for instruction, discipline and review, at
Bennington, beginning August 18th and con-
tinuing five days The camp will be known
as Camp Colonel Seth Warner.
ABOUT 81 ,S00in gold, bank-notes and gov
eminent bonds were found recently in an
old tin box in the garnet of Edward Gibson s
house in Bennington. 1t is supposed that
the money was put there by Mrs. Calvin
ellison, who died about two years ago
FRANK E. MoRsEMAN, indicted for the
murder of Charles Hinckley by stabbing at
Salisbury, August 31st last, was, in the Adj
olson county court, found guilty of man.
slaughter. Both were farm hands, and the
stabbing was done in the course of fight.
THE National Educational Association
holds its annual meeting in Chicago July
y to 10. Fare from principal stations in
Vermont, for the round trip, $50. For Pull
man car accommodations address S. w.
Landon, principal of high school, Burling-
ton, vt.
BISHOP DEGoEsBRIAND of the diocese of
Vermont assisted by Vicar-general Lynch
and a number of priests from the neigh
boring parishes, dedicated st. Charles
Roman Catholic church at Bellows Falls
Saturday, in the presence of large con-
gregation.
SPEAKING of the Royce-Maloney case, the
st. Johnsbury Republican says that we dc
not enjoy the honor of the confidence of the
supreme court, but we may say that the
current report is that the court is so hope.
lessly divided in respect to the case that il
finds it impossible to come to decision"
The eighty-seventh commencement al
Middlebury College began Sunday, with the
baccalaureate by President Brainard. Elk
President Hamlin of Lexington, Mass, was
present and assisted in the services. The
text was the closing words of the book OF
Judges: Every man did that which was
right in his own eyes"
o. V. CARPENTER, insurance agent at
Bristol, is wanted for the forgery of about
$1,000. When his crime was discovered he
confessed to the alleged indorsers and SAID
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the amount good. He borrowed a horse
from one of his victims and started for his
alleged aunt's, and has not been seen since
The exercises in connection with the
eighty-third commencement of the Uni
versity of Vermont began Sunday, with the
baccalaureate sermon by President Buck
ham in the College street church. In the
evening there was held in the college the
anniversary of the Young Mems Christian
Association, with an address by Rev. George
f. Moore of Andover
THESE changes will be made in post
masters salaries, dating from July LIST
Barre, from 81 800 to 81 600; Bellows Falls
from $500 to S1,SO0; Bennington, from
S1,700 to 81 800; Burlington, from $500 tt
$500; Ludlow, from 81, 100 to 81 200; New
port, from 81 300 to 81 400; st. Adams, from
$1,000 to 81, 100: Waterbury, from 81 200 tC
$500; White River Junction, from 81 ,20C
to $1,000.
THE new st. Josephs French cathedra
church in Burlington was dedicated Friday
with imposing ceremonies, in connection
with st. Johns day. The celebration wa,
participated in by various French societies
of Vermont and Canada. Archbishop Fabr,
of Montreal and Bishop DeGoesbriand
otticiated at the dedication. A parade wa'
made, ending at the city hall, where ad
dresses We're delivered by prominent men,
ORANGE COUNTY COURT adjourned June %
having been in session but fifteen DAYS
The four last days were mostly occupied
with hearing petitions for divorce, ant
twelve bills were granted. The ejectnen
suit of Fred III. Hartman Us. Martin n
Waterman was decided in favor of the de
PENDANT. The new entry docket contain
forty civil cases-twelve criminal an,
twelve chancery, the latter mostly fore
closures of mortgages. Law business is nov
at the lowest ebb ii has ever been in Orang
county.
AS the New York express approached
Manchester station on recent day Georg
W. Renlo, a French lad aged fourteen years
threw a cobble-stone through passenger
car window. Miss Anna NJ. Seaver o
Northboro, Mass, received severe fac
wounds, and Hon. n. I. Sprague, who wa
sitting opposite, caught the missile. Tn
Bennington & Rutland railroad official
caused Renlo's arrest immediately an
next morning he was committed to tn
house Of correction at Rutland till the mex
June term of court. Bail was fixed a
$1,000.
In General.
A FIRE at Leavenworth, Kan, destroye
property estimated at 100000
THE heat was so intense in Virginia re